Definitions containing the term dessalines, jean jacques
What does dessalines, jean jacques mean?
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| 25846 | Glen Jean, WV | ||||
| KJ | Katherine Jean | ||||
| 89019 | Jean, NV | ||||
| 89026 | Jean, NV | ||||
| ARCf | Association Régionale de la Communauté francophone de Saint-Jean NB | ||||
| JCVD | Jean-Claude Van Damme | ||||
| JQV | Jacques Vert | ||||
| PJC | Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (The) | ||||
| LFRN | Rennes-Saint Jacques, S-France | ||||
| LFKH | St. Jean d'Avelanne, S-France | ||||
| LFKE | St. Jean en Royans, S-France | ||||
| LFIY | St. Jean d'Angely, S-France | ||||
| CYJN | St. Jean Airport, Canada | ||||
| LJK | Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann | ||||
| GENET | Genet, Jean |
What does dessalines, jean jacques mean?
- Dessalines, Jean Jacques
- emperor of Hayti, born in Guinea, W. Africa, a negro imported into Hayti as a slave; on the emancipation of the slaves there he acquired great influence among the insurgents, and by his cruelties compelled the French to quit the island, upon which he was raised to the governorship, and by-and-by was able to declare himself emperor, but his tyranny provoked a revolt, in which he perished (1760-1806).